How the banking deal was done
Fri, 2008-10-24 06:05
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Frustrated Mess
How the banking deal was done
Fri, 2008-10-24 06:05
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Frustrated Mess
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Because of these acute political and commercial sensitivities, normal lobbying channels fell silent as chief executives engaged in direct dialogue with Ottawa, which was represented in key discussions by a senior, unelected, advisor to Jim Flaherty, the Finance Minister. Only a tiny circle of the banks' most trusted lobbyists were at the table and on conference calls. Other veterans of government relations were excluded, while regulators participated in some meetings.Several of the people involved in the process said that even while pillars of Wall Street were crumbling and world leaders were invoking the spectre of financial armageddon, a central consideration for the Prime Minister's Office seemed to be Jack Layton and the New Democratic Party.
The Conservatives and key allies on Bay Street feared both the immediate and lasting consequences of giving political adversaries an opening to turn the banking industry and its ties with Ottawa into a matter of public scorn.
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Fri, 2021-10-01 13:09
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Fri, 2008-10-24 08:04
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This news, once again, nails the lie behind "strategic voting" and this "unite the left" b.s. - and New Democrats need to understand this.
Some New Democrats, along with some Liberals, argue that the "fundamental difference" between Canadian political parties is between the "evil Tories" and "the opposition".
Thus Liberals (and some New Dems) act as though NDP and Liberal supporters are interchangable. They're not.
Here's a few simple reasons why I didn't vote Liberal in the last campaign:
- I don't support corporate tax cuts - particularly in a recession. And Liberals did.
- I don't support a carbon tax imposed directly on consumers. And Liberals did.
- I don't support another three years of fighting in Afghanistan. And Liberals did.
- I don't support the income trust scam. And Liberals did.
And, now, a new example. I expect whatever deal the government cuts with banks to be conducted fairly, in the open, and to actually help people - not just banks.
And the Liberals didn't.